S.I. No. 60/2014 - County of Meath Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014.

1. This Order may be cited as the County of Meath Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014.

2. (1) The County of Meath shall be divided into the local electoral areas which are named in the first column of the Schedule to this Order.

(2) Each such local electoral area shall consist of the area described in the second column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such local electoral area.

(3) The number of members of Meath County Council to be elected for each such local electoral area shall be the number set out in the third column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of that local electoral area.

3. Every reference in the Schedule to this Order to an electoral division shall be construed as referring to such electoral division as existing at the date of this Order.

4. The County of Meath shall have the following municipal districts for the purposes of section 22A (inserted by the

Local Government Reform Act 2014

(No. 1 of 2014)) of the

Local Government Act 2001

(No. 37 of 2001)

(

a

) the Municipal District of Ashbourne consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Ashbourne;

(

b

) the Municipal District of Kells consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Kells;

(

c

) the Municipal District of Laytown-Bettystown consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Laytown-Bettystown;

(

d

) the Municipal District of Navan consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Navan;

(

e

) the Municipal District of Ratoath consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Ratoath;

(

f

) the Municipal District of Trim consisting of the Local Electoral Area of Trim.

5. The County of Meath Local Electoral Areas Order 2008 (

S.I. No. 439 of 2008

) is revoked.

Schedule

Name of Local Electoral Area

Description of Local Electoral Area

Number of Members to be elected for each Local Electoral Area

Ashbourne

The electoral divisions of Ardcath, Ardmulchan, Donaghmore, Kentstown, Kilbrew, Rathfeigh, Skreen, Stamullin, Tara.

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Kells

The electoral divisions of An Ráth Mhór, Ardagh, Baile Átha Buí, Ballinlough, Balrathboyne, Boherboy, Burry, Carrickleck, Castlekeeran, Castletown, Ceanannas Mór Rural, Ceanannas Mór Urban, Crossakeel, Crosskeys, Cruicetown, Domhnach Phádraig, Drumcondra, Girley, Grennanstown, Killallon, Killeagh, Kilmainham, Kilskeer, Knocklough, Loughan, Maperath, Martry, Moybolgue, Moylagh, Moynalty, Newcastle, Newtown, Nobber, Oldcastle, Posseckstown, Rathkenny, Staholmog, Stonefield, Tailtin, Trohanny.

7

Laytown — Bettystown

The electoral divisions of Duleek, Grangegeeth, Julianstown, Killary, Mellifont, Painestown, Slane, St. Marys (part), Stackallan.

7

Navan

The electoral divisions of Ardbraccan, Bective, Navan Rural, Navan Urban.

7

Ratoath

The electoral divisions of Culmullin, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Killeen, Kilmessan, Kilmore, Ratoath, Rodanstown.

7

Trim

The electoral divisions of Ardnamullan, Ballyboggan, Ballyconnell, Castlejordan, Castlerickard, Cill Bhríde, Cloghbrack, Clonmacduff, Gallow, Galtrim, Hill of Down, Innfield, Kilcooly, Kildalkey, Killaconnigan, Killyon, Laracor, Rahinstown, Rathmolyon, Summerhill, Trim Rural, Trim Urban.

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government,

31 January 2014.

PHIL HOGAN,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The effect of this Order is to amend the division of County Meath into local electoral areas, to fix the number of members of Meath County Council to be elected for each such area and to determine the municipal districts for County Meath.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

7

th February

, 2014.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

sections 4

and

23

of the

Local Government Act 2001

(No. 37 of 2001) and having regard to

section 28

(1)(

d

) of the

Local Government Reform Act 2014

(No. 1 of 2014) hereby orders as follows